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Term: failed

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "failed": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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  2. failed

failed

Definitions

Verb

  1. Fail to do something; leave something undone
  2. Be unsuccessful
  3. Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
  4. Stop operating or functioning
  5. Be unable
  6. Judge unacceptable
  7. Fail to get a passing grade
  8. Fall short in what is expected
  9. Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
  10. Prove insufficient
  11. Get worse
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 failed 1 74

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 field 1 274
2 filled 1 99
3 filed 1 33
4 fold 1 7
5 fooled 1 3
6 felled 1 2
7 fouled 1 2
8 afield 2 1
9 foiled 1 1
10 feild 1 0
11 feld 1 0
12 felde 1 0
13 fuld 1 0
14 offield 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 filled 1 99
2 file 1 81
3 fail 1 37
4 filed 1 33
5 fled 1 28
6 mailed 1 16
7 nailed 1 11
8 sailed 1 10
9 trailed 1 8
10 hailed 1 7
11 filmed 1 4
12 fabled 2 4
13 wailed 1 3
14 jailed 1 2
15 foiled 1 1
16 facile 2 1
17 faile 1 0
18 tailed 1 0
19 railed 1 0
20 bailed 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "failed" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 failed to 1 10
2 failed and 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "failed" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 this failed 1 2
2 the failed 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "failed" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 devils 2 2
2 britain 2 2
3 austrians 3 2
4 sun 1 2
5 mark 1 2
6 initially 4 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "failed".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 filled 1 99
2 fabled 2 4
3 fooled 1 3
4 felled 1 2
5 fouled 1 2
6 foiled 1 1
7 fueled 2 1

Results:

Term

Definitions: 11

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 14

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 2

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 6

Consonant Matches: 7

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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Tax relief deal failure draws criticism from area lawmaker
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